Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Which area
was known as the Gold Coast because of its abundance of gold? a. | Cape of Good
Hope | c. | Portugal | b. | coast of West Africa | d. | Mediterranean coast | | | | |
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Mansa Musa
was the powerful king of a. | Songhai. | c. | Ghana. | b. | Mali. | d. | Morocco. | | | | |
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Columbus
sailed to the Americas under the flag of a. | Italy. | c. | Portugal. | b. | England. | d. | Spain. | | | | |
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Which of
these sailors landed in North America centuries before Columbus set sail? a. | Portuguese | c. | Spanish | b. | English | d. | Vikings | | | | |
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The
Renaissance paved the way for an age of a. | stronger governments. | c. | space travel. | b. | religious
rule. | d. | exploration and
discovery. | | | | |
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The
Protestant Reformation was a. | a new government. | c. | a religious and historical movement. | b. | a study of scientific
ideas. | d. | an idea of the Catholic
Church. | | | | |
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Marco Polo
wrote an account of the marvels of a. | the Americas. | c. | Asia. | b. | Venice. | d. | Spain. | | | | |
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Juan Ponce
de León landed on the mainland of North America in search of a. | food. | c. | the fountain of
youth. | b. | the Northwest Passage. | d. | enslaved people. | | | | |
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The
Portuguese wanted to explore the world because they a. | were
curious. | c. | wanted to rule the
world. | b. | wanted more land. | d. | needed new trade routes. | | | | |
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Which French
religious thinker left the Catholic Church? a. | Henry VIII | c. | Jacques Cartier | b. | Jacques
Marquette | d. | John
Calvin | | | | |
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After the
arrival of Europeans, many Native Americans died because of a. | overcrowded
conditions. | c. | starvation. | b. | exposure to heat. | d. | disease. | | | | |
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Which of
these sailors were the first to circumnavigate the world? a. | John Cabot's
crew | c. | Ferdinand Magellan's
crew | b. | Amerigo Vespucci's
crew | d. | Christopher Columbus's
crew | | | | |
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To find a
passage through the Americas, the Dutch hired a. | Christopher Columbus. | c. | Robert de La Salle. | b. | Henry
Hudson. | d. | John
Cabot. | | | | |
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Who was the
first French explorer to reach North America? a. | Giovanni da Verrazano | c. | Samuel de Champlain | b. | Jacques
Cartier | d. | Louis
Joliet | | | | |
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Which man
and his army conquered Peru? a. | Francisco Pizarro | c. | Hernán Cortés | b. | Atahualpa | d. | Montezuma | | | | |
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Traders who
established rights to the Canadian fur trade were a. | Spanish. | c. | French. | b. | Dutch. | d. | English. | | | | |
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Which was an
essential part of the economy of the Spanish and Portuguese colonies? a. | tobacco | c. | slave
labor | b. | priests | d. | Native American laws | | | | |
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Who
developed the stern rudder and triangular sails? a. | Asians | c. | South Africans | b. | Arabs | d. | the
Spanish | | | | |
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Which
country was the largest in the history of West Africa? a. | Songhai | c. | Mali | b. | Ghana | d. | Morocco | | | | |
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Hernán
Cortés destroyed the powerful empire of the a. | Inca. | c. | Maya. | b. | Aztec. | d. | Olmec. | | | | |
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Matching
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Match
each item with the correct statement below. a. | pueblos | d. | peninsulares | b. | Spanish
explorers | e. | presidio | c. | missions | | | | |
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conquistadors
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22.
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Spanish
fort
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23.
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Spanish
towns in the Americas
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24.
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Spanish
upper class
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25.
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Spanish
religious communities
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Match
each item with the correct statement below. a. | Pacific | d. | Christopher Columbus | b. | circumnavigate | e. | Portuguese | c. | Leif Eriksson | | | | |
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26.
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means
"peaceful"
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27.
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leading
explorers in 1400s
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28.
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Viking
sailor
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29.
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Admiral of
the Ocean Sea
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30.
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to sail
around the world
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Match
each item with the correct statement below. a. | royal mountain | d. | mercantilism | b. | Samuel de
Champlain | e. | Martin
Luther | c. | beaver pelts | | | | |
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31.
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a German
priest
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32.
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an economic
theory
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33.
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used for
trade
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34.
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established
Quebec
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35.
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site of
Montreal
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Match
each item with the correct statement below. a. | classical | d. | Renaissance | b. | ships | e. | astrolabe | c. | pilgrimage | | | | |
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36.
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journey to a
holy place
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37.
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early
navigation tool
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38.
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period of
artistic creativity
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39.
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ancient
Greek and Roman works
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40.
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caravels
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True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true
or false.
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41.
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The Dutch
and English who explored and settled in America were mostly Catholics.
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42.
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Christopher
Columbus represented Spain in his voyages.
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43.
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Explorers
searched the coast of North America looking for the Northwest Passage to Asia.
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44.
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Ferdinand
Magellan did not live to complete the voyage around the world.
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45.
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The Treaty
of Tordesillas divided the Americas between Spain and Portugal.
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46.
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The city of
Quebec was founded by a group of Dutch explorers.
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47.
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In 1517,
Martin Luther started the Protestant Reformation by rejecting many teachings of the Catholic
Church.
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48.
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Upon
reaching the Caribbean Islands, Columbus called the local people Indians because he thought he had
reached the East Indies.
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49.
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Henry the
Navigator was the first person to sail around the southern tip of Africa.
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50.
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In the
mid-1400s, England was the leader in exploring far-off lands.
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